HC-One shares success of their Aspiring Home Managers Programme
24 Mar 2023
Skills for Care
This #GoodNewsFriday care provider HC-One shares the positive impact of their Aspiring Home Managers Programme and the importance of learning and deve…read more
24 Mar 2023
Skills for Care
This #GoodNewsFriday care provider HC-One shares the positive impact of their Aspiring Home Managers Programme and the importance of learning and deve…read more
Learning and development
Good news story
Recruitment
Retention
Interview: why I love working in social care
07 Mar 2023
Skills for Care
It’s National Careers Week and we’re highlighting all the great things about working in social care. We spoke to Melissa Morgan, Registered Manager at…read more
07 Mar 2023
Skills for Care
It’s National Careers Week and we’re highlighting all the great things about working in social care. We spoke to Melissa Morgan, Registered Manager at…read more
Leadership
Recruitment
Retention
Interview: creating a learning culture starts with induction
22 Feb 2023
Skills for Care
We spoke with Claire Callaghan, Registered Manager and Director at Bowfell House about how the organisation runs an effective induction programme for …read more
22 Feb 2023
Skills for Care
We spoke with Claire Callaghan, Registered Manager and Director at Bowfell House about how the organisation runs an effective induction programme for …read more
Learning and development
Recruitment
Retention
How to create a workforce plan
08 Nov 2022
Skills for Care
A workforce plan is an important part of being prepared for the future. We’ve put together a simple template to help you create your own workforce pla…read more
08 Nov 2022
Skills for Care
A workforce plan is an important part of being prepared for the future. We’ve put together a simple template to help you create your own workforce pla…read more
Workforce planning
Succession planning
Recruitment
Retention
How to get started using international recruitment to build your team
24 Aug 2022
Skills for Care
Recruiting from overseas can be an effective way to build your team with skilled people looking for opportunities abroad, and can be one step towards …read more
24 Aug 2022
Skills for Care
Recruiting from overseas can be an effective way to build your team with skilled people looking for opportunities abroad, and can be one step towards …read more
What to cover during induction for new social care staff
18 Aug 2022
Skills for Care
Getting it right from the start is key to keeping staff long-term. We look at what to cover during the induction process. read more
18 Aug 2022
Skills for Care
Getting it right from the start is key to keeping staff long-term. We look at what to cover during the induction process. read more
Recruitment
Retention
Workforce development
Interview: how we provide a flexible approach to inducting new staff
16 Aug 2022
Skills for Care
Julia Moor is the Quality and Compliance Manager for Harrogate Skills for Living. She talks to us about the organisation’s flexible approach to induct…read more
16 Aug 2022
Skills for Care
Julia Moor is the Quality and Compliance Manager for Harrogate Skills for Living. She talks to us about the organisation’s flexible approach to induct…read more
Culture and diversity
Recruitment
Retention
What a good induction as personal assistant looks like to me
08 Aug 2022
Andrew Meadows
Personal Assistant Andrew Meadows discusses the effective induction he was given for his role and his tips for onboarding new personal assistants. read more
08 Aug 2022
Andrew Meadows
Personal Assistant Andrew Meadows discusses the effective induction he was given for his role and his tips for onboarding new personal assistants. read more
Recruitment
Retention
Workforce development
Individual employers
Please don’t go! Why the first 90 days of employment are so important
02 Aug 2022
Neil Eastwood
Neil Eastwood, CEO of Care Friends and author of ‘Saving social care’, gives his perspective on why efforts to reduce staff turnover in the first 12 w…read more
02 Aug 2022
Neil Eastwood
Neil Eastwood, CEO of Care Friends and author of ‘Saving social care’, gives his perspective on why efforts to reduce staff turnover in the first 12 w…read more